Where does “bungung” come from?

bungung (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *bu(b)un, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ.

bungung (Makasar): well

Definitions

  1. well

Ancestry of “bungung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*bu(b)un—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bubuŋ—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bubuŋ →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *bu(b)un →